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05:40, 15 August 2025 Joan talk contribs created page William & Kathleen Redrup (Created page with "/") Tag: Visual edit
05:04, 15 August 2025 Joan talk contribs deleted page 1933 Harry Floyd remembers Washday and Toilets (content was: " '''Also click [https://laceygreenhistory.com/w/index.php/Water Water]''' to choose from 10 articles telling the full story of how mains water was brought up to the hills, recollections of living here before mains water got here and the uproar when Fleet Street sentenced Lacey Green to death. - '''Harry Floyd Tells [https://laceygreenhistory.com/w/index.php/Rosemary_Mortham Rosemary Mortham] about Water before the Mains.''' '''BEFORE THE HOUSES WERE CONNECTED''' to mains wa...")
03:09, 14 August 2025 Joan talk contribs deleted page 1935 Road Traffic Act 30 mph limit introduced (content was: "In 1934 there were about one-tenth of cars on the road as in year 2015, but 4 times as many deaths. In 1935 the Road traffic act introduced 30 mph speed limit imposed in built up areas. See Motor Car Traffic Act")
14:26, 13 August 2025 Joan talk contribs deleted page 1934 Auction details of Stocken Farm (content was: "'''1934 Stocken Farm was put up for sale''' by the executors of William Saunders. '''1934 Details of Stocken Farm taken from the Sale Catalogue''', as follows: -- A Decidedly Attractive, and for its situation, Particularly Well Watered and Choice Pastured FREEHOLD HILL HOLDING with Farmhouse and ample Buildings. known as Stocken Farm, Lacey Green, Bucks, In the centre of the villag...", and the only contributor was "Joan" (talk))
14:24, 13 August 2025 Joan talk contribs deleted page 1934 Stocken Farm (content was: "'''THEY MET AT THE BLACKSMITH’S''' Richard West (Dick) was a farmer’s son from Myze Farm, West Wycombe on the Oxford Road. Hilda Crook was the daughter of Fred. Crook who had retired to Wheeler End because of ill health. Wheeler End being at the top of the hill above the Oxford Road, what better place to meet but at the blacksmith’s. By 1934, aged 23 they had decided to...", and the only contributor was "Joan" (talk))
14:21, 13 August 2025 Joan talk contribs deleted page 1934 Farm Produce (content was: "'''FARM PRODUCE IN LACEY GREEN PRE 1934 by Joan West''' Before mains water was laid on in 1934, the farms on the hills could grow barley, oats and wheat, the grain either sold or used to supplement the grass eaten by the horses, pigs and chickens. The land was poor so the crops would not have been heavy. Important by-products were hay and straw. Both of these are notoriously difficult to produce in England, even more difficult then, b...")
13:53, 13 August 2025 Joan talk contribs deleted page 1914 William Saunders guilty (content was: "'''IN COURT 1914.''' Report in the South Bucks Free Press March 25th 1914. NO LIGHT. William Saunders of [https://laceygreenhistory.com/w/index.php/Stocken_Farm Stocken Farm] was charged with having no light attached to a vehicle, and with no proper control over a horse and van at Monks Risborough. Defendant pleaded guilty to both charges. P.C. Batchelor stated t...", and the only contributor was "Joan" (talk))
13:45, 13 August 2025 Joan talk contribs deleted page 1911 Visit of an airman (content was: "'''VISIT OF AN AIRMAN''' report from the South Bucks Fee Press August 4th 1911. Mr. H. J. Astley was one of the competitors for the “Daily Mail” £10,000 prize. He had started second but by the time he got to Nottingham he encountered several difficulties. On Saturday morning he decided to fly on his 50hp Birdling monoplane, from Nottingham to Brookland...", and the only contributor was "Joan" (talk))
06:11, 13 August 2025 Joan talk contribs deleted page 1934 The Parish Council (content was: "click Parish Council and Councillors Parish Council for history.{{Organisations |Organisation Name=The Parish Council |Current Status=active |Start Date=1934 }}", and the only contributor was "Joan" (talk))
06:11, 13 August 2025 Joan talk contribs deleted page 1934 Public Well at Loosley Row (content was: "click The Well at Loosley Row for more info. There was a public well at Loosley Row, near Gomme’s foundry. It was said to be 80 feet deep. It was a nuisance for the business as people would hang around chatting and getting the way. ''Editor's Note.'' ''It is not currently known when it was dug, nor when it was filled in.''")
12:23, 12 August 2025 Joan talk contribs deleted page 1935 King George V Jubilee (content was: "No information found to date (2024) '''Comment 6th May 1935'''. "What has Britain to celebrate? The nation had barely avoided economic collapse. Cap in hand, the Government had one to foreign bankers for massive loans. Two million unemployed.", and the only contributor was "Joan" (talk))
12:15, 12 August 2025 Joan talk contribs deleted page Motor Car Traffic Act (content was: "1903 Motor car traffic act. 20 mph speed limit imposed 1930 Motor car traffic act. Repealed In 1934 there were about one-tenth of cars on the road as in year 2015, but 4 times as many deaths. 1935 Road traffic act. 30 mph speed limit imposed in built up areas.", and the only contributor was "Caroline" (talk))
11:12, 12 August 2025 Joan talk contribs deleted page 1935 Cat's Eyes (content was: "'''1935 Reflcting Roadstuds Established''' In 1933 on a dark foggy night, with the usual guiding tramlines up for repair, Percy Shaw saw two lights. They were the eyes of a cat sitting on a fence, reflected by his car headlights. It gave him an inspired idea. By 1934 he invented and patented the reflective road stud or “cat’s eye". In 1935 Percy Shaw set up a company “R...", and the only contributor was "Joan" (talk))
11:03, 12 August 2025 Joan talk contribs deleted page 1936 Pack of Cards school play (content was: "alt=.|thumb routes). '''n the 1930's and 1940's''' Summer Hayes was owned by Clive Adams (click RAF Local Residents) prior to, throughout and for some time beyond WW2 ", and the only contributor was "Joan" (talk))
10:47, 12 August 2025 Joan talk contribs deleted page 1938 School memories by Phillis Adams (content was: "'''1929-1938 Phyllis Adams Belle Vue LG''' now Dell, Ash Lea Main Rd LG. left aged 14. Head Mr Aldridge/ Mrs Guerney with Miss Janes and Miss Jarvis. Vicar Rev Moreton. 20-25 in class. No new build. Toilets outside. No rewards. Detention or cane. No trips. sports- netball. Played rounders & tag. Mother Minnie Adams, nee Brown at school. '''Additional information. I think th...", and the only contributor was "Joan" (talk))
10:44, 12 August 2025 Joan talk contribs deleted page 1940 Clive Adams, RAF, in Lacey Green (content was: ".Research by [https://laceygreenhistory.com/w/index.php/Joan_West Joan West] '''CLIVE ADAMS, RAF. Owned '[https://laceygreenhistory.com/w/index.php/Summer_Hayes Summer Hayes]', [https://laceygreenhistory.com/w/index.php/Main_Road Main Road], Lacey Green, 1930/40s.''' '''IMPERIAL AIRLINES''' Imperial Airlines was formed in1924 at the request and support of the government by merg...", and the only contributor was "Joan" (talk))
10:11, 12 August 2025 Joan talk contribs deleted page 1941 Professor Lionel Robbins, War Office economist in Lacey Green (content was: ".'''Professor Lionel Robbins.''' Researched by [https://laceygreenhistory.com/w/index.php/Laurence_Rostron Laurence Rostron] In June 1941, a Professor Lionel Robbins signed a Tenancy Agreement for [https://laceygreenhistory.com/w/index.php/Tor_Cottage Tor Cottage] in [https://laceygreenhistory.com/w/index.php/Church_Lane Church Lane] (now replaced by [https://laceygreenhistory.com/w...", and the only contributor was "Joan" (talk))
13:31, 11 August 2025 Joan talk contribs deleted page 1936 Three Kings (content was: "1936. Death of King George V. Reign and Abdication of Edward VIII. Succession of George VI. '''DEATH OF KING GEORGE V''' George V was King from 1910 to 20th January 1936. '''THE HOUSE OF WINDSOR''' In 1917, following WW1, he change the Royal House name from “Saxe-Coburg and Gotha” to “Windsor”. '''KING EDWARD VIII''' His son, Edward succeeded as King Empe...", and the only contributor was "Joan" (talk))
13:00, 11 August 2025 Joan talk contribs deleted page 1936 Television Broadcasting Launched (content was: "'''TELEVISION LAUNCHED''' On November 2nd 1936, television was officially launched from Alexandra Palace in London.", and the only contributor was "Joan" (talk))
12:54, 11 August 2025 Joan talk contribs deleted page 1939 Trans-Atlantic Air Passenger Services (content was: "The first non-stop flight across the Atlantic had been accomplished by Alcock and Brown in June 1919. Satisfied after successful testing, Pan-Am launched its first passenger flight from New York to Marseilles on June 28th.1939. On June 8th they flew from New York to Southampton. A regular service was established after WW2.", and the only contributor was "Joan" (talk))
12:41, 11 August 2025 Joan talk contribs deleted page 1939 Commuting by Plane from Loosley Row (content was: "'''BACKGROUND HISTORY by Joan West researched on 'Ancestry.com'''' In 1912 Ernest William Sprott married Barbara Broster at St George, Hanover Square, London In May 1917 Dr. Barbara Sprott, nee Broster, born 30th May 1882 in Grassdale, Lancashire, qualified with honours, to become a Dr at the London Royal Free Hospital, School of Medicine for Women, She specialised to become an anaesthetist. '''QUALIFIED AS A PILOT''' 1934, aged 52, Barbara Sprott quali...")
10:23, 11 August 2025 Joan talk contribs deleted page 1943 Ivor Kelloway Called Up (content was: "Ivor William Kelloway, RAF Ivor Kelloway’s wartime biography by [https://laceygreenhistory.com/w/index.php/Ian_Kelloway Ian Kelloway], his son Ivor and Joan Kelloway Lived at “[https://laceygreenhistory.com/w/index.php/The_Haven The Haven]”, main Road, Lacey Green, post WW2 Ivor Kelloway decided the RAF was the career for him, when aged 4, on holiday near the prime naval port...", and the only contributor was "Joan" (talk))
04:05, 11 August 2025 Joan talk contribs deleted page Lacey Green Airfield (content was: "click Wars for local details of the Boer War, WW1, WW2, & The Cold War. click 1944 Stocken Farm Airfield for photos of the airfield click 'Coolangatta' where the entrance and the hangar on the field are mentioned '''Lacey Green Airfield''' was constructed on Stocken Farm. '''[https://laceygreenhistory.com/w/index.php/Doug_Tilbury Doug Tilbury] who had a keen interes...", and the only contributor was "Joan" (talk))
10:46, 9 August 2025 Joan talk contribs deleted page 1949 Saunderton Station Recalled (content was: "thumb Saunderton Station, I later discovered, had been opened in 1901. The times I recall below were from 1946 to 1951. The station was closed in the 1980s. Now, in 2023, a few trains still stop there, but the station is unmanned. Joan '''by Joan West''' '''Special memories''' are etched on my mind of dark winter evening visits to [...", and the only contributor was "Joan" (talk))
10:45, 9 August 2025 Joan talk contribs deleted page 1949 National Service Act (content was: "1949 National Service Act in peacetime introduced. All men 17 – 21 to do 18 months. '''Extended in 1950''' to 2 years because of actions in Malaya, Korea, Cyprus and Kenya. '''1960''' National Service intake ended. (Those taking apprenticeships were deferred until they were qualified in their trades).", and the only contributor was "Joan" (talk))
10:32, 9 August 2025 Joan talk contribs deleted page 1952 Death of King George IV (content was: "King George VI died on 6th February 1952. Princes Elizabeth, on tour in Kenya, returned to Britain as Queen Elizabeth II.", and the only contributor was "Joan" (talk))
10:28, 9 August 2025 Joan talk contribs deleted page 1950 Rumer Godden Buys Sunnybank (content was: "Research by Joan West Margaret Rumer Haynes-Dixon, better know as Rumer Godden OBE, author was living at Speen when she bought [https://laceygreenhistory.com/w/index.php/Sunnybank Sunnybank] in [https://laceygreenhistory.com/w/index.php/Highwood_Bottom Highwood Bottom] in September 1950. '''From Wikipedia'''. Margaret Rumer Godden OBE, was born 10 December 1907, died 8 November 19...", and the only contributor was "Joan" (talk))
10:27, 9 August 2025 Joan talk contribs deleted page 1953 The Church Choir (content was: "click The Church Choir for more informationthumb|Harold Williams, the Organist, is in this School Play Photo (Click to enlarge)|alt= THE CHURCH CHOIR IN 1953 by Rosemary Mortham '''THE MUSICAL VICAR''' My brother Andy Oliver, joined the church choir about 1953. At that time the choir was entirely made up of men and boys, led by Reverend Steward. He was very musical and trained the choir himself. The organ...")
10:23, 9 August 2025 Joan talk contribs deleted page 1953 School memories of Dennis Claydon (content was: "'''Dennis Claydon''' described '''Lacey Green School''' in a questionnaire at a school reunion organised by the '''Local History Group.''' click Dennis Claydon for more about Dennis. '''1947-1953 Dennis Claydon Chamonix, Kiln Lane, LG.''' Still lives there. Walked to school. Head Mrs F Guerney. Miss M Janes, Miss E Jarvis. 30? in class. No new build. Toilets outside. Stars...", and the only contributor was "Joan" (talk))
09:14, 9 August 2025 Joan talk contribs deleted page 1955 School memories of Maureen Attridge (content was: "'''Maureen Attridge described Lacey Green School''' in a questionnaire at a school reunion organised by [https://laceygreenhistory.com/w/index.php/Lacey_Green_History_Group Lacey Green History Group] '''1945- 1955 Maureen Attridge Beechwood Cottage''' LR now Keep, Kent. Walked to school. Head Mrs Guerney - Miss Jarvis, Miss Janes. vicar Rev Steward. Toilets outside. Punishment- s...", and the only contributor was "Joan" (talk))
11:14, 8 August 2025 Joan talk contribs deleted page 1955 A Year at Stocken Farm (content was: "thumb '''1955 STUDENT FOR A YEAR AT STOCKEN FARM by Alistair Fagge.''' '''ROLL THE SLEEVES DOWN''' It was a warm summer evening at the beginning of September, when I started what was to be a long and sometimes painful road to the world of work. My parents dropped me off at Stocken Farm, in the Chiltern Hills of Buckinghamshire, where I was to spend a year living in and working on the farm, prior to going to agricultural collage. I...")
10:02, 8 August 2025 Joan talk contribs deleted page 1956 Rita Probert (Autobiography) (content was: "'''Rita Probert tells of coming to live in Loosley Row.''' '''A PLOT IN LITTLE LANE''' I was born in Ealing, West London, daughter of Wallington and May. About 1954, my father bought a plot of land in Little Lane – about a third of an acre – for the princely sum of £250. It was part of the garden of ‘''Penryn''’, the home of Clifford (always known as Fred) Ferris, his wife Nancy and their son Stan and daughter June. Two older daughters Alma an...")
05:48, 8 August 2025 Joan talk contribs deleted page 1958 The lost hamlet of Coombs recalled (content was: " In 1958 the site of Coombs became part of Prospect/ Promised Land Farm, now owned by the Turner Family. They cleared the site. Only the remains of one cottage garden was there and they found two tie bars, the sort that would hold two walls together. The rainwater tank had already been filled in. Connie Baker, born in 1908, said that it had once been owned or rented by the Tyler family at Collins Farm, Lower Road, Loosley Row. There was Frank, who had taken over...")
14:15, 7 August 2025 Joan talk contribs deleted page 1959 School Memories by Rosemary Oliver (content was: "'''Rosemary Oliver described''' '''Lacey Green School in a questionnaire it as school reunion organised by The Local History Group''' '''1949-1958 Rosemary Oliver Tor Cottage, Church Lane, LG''' now Mortham, Pond Cottage, Kiln Lane, LG. Medical laboratory scientific officer. Walked to school. Head Mrs Gurney. Vicar Rev. Steward. 40? in class. No new builds. Toilets outside. Can...", and the only contributor was "Joan" (talk))
11:23, 7 August 2025 Joan talk contribs deleted page 1960 Waging War on the Mud at Stocken Farm (content was: "Stocken Farm in the 1960s. John started by waging war on the mud. The earth yards (often mud) and drive were gradually concreted a bit every year, until machines, animals and men could get around comfortably. The concrete drive was reinforced, which would soon have been essential anyway, as the lorries got bigger and heavier. The cows had been overwintered in an earth yard behind the house, bedded with straw. This was the first place to be done. In 1963, the...")
10:50, 7 August 2025 Joan talk contribs deleted page 1960 End of National Service (content was: "1949 National Service Act in peacetime introduced. All men 17 – 21 to do 18 months. '''Extended in 1950''' to 2 years because of actions in Malaya, Korea, Cyprus and Kenya. '''1960''' National Service intake ended. (Those taking apprenticeships were deferred until they were qualified in their trades).", and the only contributor was "Joan" (talk))
10:39, 7 August 2025 Joan talk contribs deleted page 1961 Social Snapshot by Joan West (Autobiography) (content was: "'''OUR FIRST HOME''' I married John West, in September 1961. He had been born and now worked with his father at Stocken Farm in Lacey Green. We moved into no.2, Coronation Cottages, one of a pair of houses in Kiln Lane built for the farm workers by the landlord in 1937 – hence the name. I’ve no doubt it was modern in its day, for instance, it had a bathroom. Mains water had only come to the village in 1934. There was a sink in the kitchen a...")
10:38, 7 August 2025 Joan talk contribs deleted page 1961 No:2 Coronation Cottages by Joan West (content was: "'''BUILT 1937''' In September 1961, I married John West, who had been born and now worked with his father at Stocken Farm in Lacey Green. We moved into no.2 Coronation Cottages, one of a pair of houses in Kiln Lane built for the farm workers by the landlord in 1937 – hence the name. I’ve no doubt it was modern for its day. For instance, it had a bathroom....", and the only contributor was "Caroline" (talk))
04:53, 7 August 2025 Joan talk contribs deleted page 1962 Little Thatch rethached (content was: ".. left|thumb|200x200px This photo was taken by Joan West about 1962/3.", and the only contributor was "Joan" (talk))
04:53, 7 August 2025 Joan talk contribs deleted page 1962 Coldest winter for two hundred years (content was: "/", and the only contributor was "Joan" (talk))
04:39, 7 August 2025 Joan talk contribs deleted page 1965 The Glyn-Jones' buy "Cairndale" (content was: " '''Report by Ursula Glyn-Jones''' '''HOUSE HUNTING''' My husband, Derek, started a new job in High Wycombe and we spent many weekends house hunting around the area. One Sunday, with two small, very bored, children in the back, we drove through Lacey Green and spotted an open village shop (unusual on a Sunday in those days). Sweets seemed a very good idea, so Derek stopped and went in. When at last he came back out he was full of good news. '''THE HOUSE MAY DELL...")
04:12, 7 August 2025 Joan talk contribs deleted page 1968 Strike Command formed (content was: "click Bomber Command for more articles about this famous RAF Headquarters '''Hallmark April 1968.''' '''Bomber Command''' and F'''ighter Command''' were merged as '''Strike Command''' and a year later incorporated both '''Signals and Coastal Commands.'''", and the only contributor was "Joan" (talk))
04:07, 7 August 2025 Joan talk contribs created page Social Snapshots 1900-1968 inc (Created page with ".") Tag: Visual edit
13:18, 6 August 2025 Joan talk contribs deleted page 1736 Thomas Dell born (content was: ".Thomas Dell born in 1736 was to make quite an impact on Lacey Green. See Thomas Dell snr & Ann Dell{{Social Snapshot |Year=1736 |Village=Princes Risborough |Author=Dennis Claydon & Joan West |Theme=Life of Thomas Dell, born 1736 |Socialperiod=Category:1700's }}", and the only contributor was "Joan" (talk))
13:15, 6 August 2025 Joan talk contribs deleted page 1743 Thomas Dell wed Ann Jacobs (content was: "For the life story of Thomas and Ann go to Thomas Dell snr & Ann Dell{{Social Snapshot |Year=1743 |Author=Parish Records |Theme=Marriage |Socialperiod=Category:1700's }}", and the only contributor was "Joan" (talk))
13:11, 6 August 2025 Joan talk contribs deleted page 1757 Joshua Dell born (content was: "Joshua Dell, born 1757 was to make an impact on Lacey Green. See Joshua Dell, born 1757 for his life story.{{Social Snapshot |Year=1757 |Village=Princes Risborough |Author=Dennis Claydon & Joan West |Theme=Life of Joshua Dell }}", and the only contributor was "Joan" (talk))
13:09, 6 August 2025 Joan talk contribs deleted page 1765 Thomas Dell Jnr, born (content was: "Thomas Dell born 1765 was the son of Thomas and Ann Dell. He was to have an ambitious but disappointing life history in Lacey Green. See Thomas Dell Jnr. & Mary,nee Carter{{Social Snapshot |Year=1765 |Author=Dennis Claydon & Joan West |Theme=Life of Thomas Dell Jnr |Socialperiod=Category:1700's }}", and the only contributor was "Joan" (talk))
13:03, 6 August 2025 Joan talk contribs deleted page 1787 James Harmon wed Mary Dell (content was: "{{Social Snapshot |Year=1787 |Author=Parish Records |Theme=Marriage |Socialperiod=Category:1700's }} For the life story of James and Mary go to James and Mary Harmon, nee Dell.", and the only contributor was "Joan" (talk))
12:59, 6 August 2025 Joan talk contribs deleted page 1795 Joshua Dell wed Elizabeth Stone, widow (content was: "For the life story of Joshua and Elizabeth go to Joshua Dell, born 1757.{{Social Snapshot |Year=1795 |Author=Parish Records |Theme=Marriage |Socialperiod=Category:1700's }}", and the only contributor was "Joan" (talk))
12:58, 6 August 2025 Joan talk contribs deleted page 1790 Joshua Dell wed Mary Parslow (content was: "Joshua's wife died in 1794. For his 2nd marriage and their life story go to Joshua Dell, born 1757.{{Social Snapshot |Year=1790 |Author=Parish Records |Theme=Marriage |Socialperiod=Category:1700's }}", and the only contributor was "Joan" (talk))

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